Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bryum renauldii Röll ex Renauld & Cardot
Plagiobryum reynauldii (Röll ex Renauld & Cardot) J.R. Spence
Bryum flabelliforme is a moss found on rocks in streams. It has a golden greenish color. The leaves on the main
portion of the stem are rather distantly spaced, but they are more closely imbricate at the apex of the stem. The apex of the
leaves is rounded or rounded acute, with the cells at the very apex being shorter than just below. The costa usually ends
a few cells short of the apex.
One of the reasons that this species has been reclassified is the nature of the rhizoidal tubers, which become fan-shaped large structures which eventually seem to bud off portions. The tubers become brownish then blackish over time and can be nearly confluent on the surface of the rhizoids.
This species has been called "Plagiobryoides reynauldii" until recently in our area. A study
by Toren, Shevock and Spence (Madroño, 2024) has resolved what had been a nagging taxonomic question.
Many thanks to John Atwood, John Brinda, and the Missouri Botanical Garden for loaning us their specimen!
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Bryum flabelliforme, collection John Brinda, McKinley National Forest, W of Road 400 between Ft. Wingate and McGaffey, on rock in seasonal stream in ponderosa forest, March 26, 2017; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, October 8, 2022
Bryum flabelliforme, single stem, collection John Brinda, McKinley National Forest, W of Road 400 between Ft. Wingate and McGaffey, on rock in seasonal stream in ponderosa forest, March 26, 2017; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, October 8, 2022
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of leaf, collection John Brinda, McKinley National Forest, W of Road 400 between Ft. Wingate and McGaffey, on rock in seasonal stream in ponderosa forest, March 26, 2017; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, October 8, 2022
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of leaf, collection John Brinda, McKinley National Forest, W of Road 400 between Ft. Wingate and McGaffey, on rock in seasonal stream in ponderosa forest, March 26, 2017; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, October 8, 2022
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of leaf, collection John Brinda, McKinley National Forest, W of Road 400 between Ft. Wingate and McGaffey, on rock in seasonal stream in ponderosa forest, March 26, 2017; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, October 8, 2022
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of leaf, collection John Brinda, McKinley National Forest, W of Road 400 between Ft. Wingate and McGaffey, on rock in seasonal stream in ponderosa forest, March 26, 2017; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, October 8, 2022
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection John Brinda, McKinley National Forest, W of Road 400 between Ft. Wingate and McGaffey, on rock in seasonal stream in ponderosa forest, March 26, 2017; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, October 8, 2022
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection John Brinda, McKinley National Forest, W of Road 400 between Ft. Wingate and McGaffey, on rock in seasonal stream in ponderosa forest, March 26, 2017; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, October 8, 2022
Bryum flabelliforme, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Cherry Creek Campground, July 22, 2010
Bryum flabelliforme, 3x macro, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Cherry Creek Campground, July 22, 2010
Bryum flabelliforme, 5x macro, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Cherry Creek Campground, July 22, 2010
Bryum flabelliforme, 100x photomicrograph of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Cherry Creek Campground, July 22, 2010
Bryum flabelliforme, 40x photomicrograph of different leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Cherry Creek Campground, July 22, 2010
Bryum flabelliforme, 40x photomicrograph of another leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Cherry Creek Campground, July 22, 2010
Bryum flabelliforme, 40x photomicrograph of yet another leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Cherry Creek Campground, July 22, 2010
Bryum flabelliforme, 100x photomicrograph of leaf tip, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Cherry Creek Campground, July 22, 2010
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of dry fan-shaped (flabelliform) rhizoidal tubers coating the underface of a specimen with most of the tubers black and a few brown, collection by Ries & Micah Lindley, Arizona, Santa Rita Mtns., near Proctor Road, June 2, 2024; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, April 25, 2025
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of fan-shaped (flabelliform) rhizoidal tubers, collection by Ries & Micah Lindley, Arizona, Santa Rita Mtns., near Proctor Road, June 2, 2024; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, April 25, 2025
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of fan-shaped (flabelliform) rhizoidal tubers, collection by Ries & Micah Lindley, Arizona, Santa Rita Mtns., near Proctor Road, June 2, 2024; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, April 25, 2025
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of fan-shaped (flabelliform) rhizoidal tubers, collection by Ries & Micah Lindley, Arizona, Santa Rita Mtns., near Proctor Road, June 2, 2024; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, April 25, 2025
Bryum flabelliforme, photomicrograph of (perhaps young) fan-shaped (flabelliform) rhizoidal tubers, collection by Ries & Micah Lindley, Arizona, Santa Rita Mtns., near Proctor Road, June 2, 2024; photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, April 25, 2025
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